Abstract: The disclosure is inputting a first image captured an image of an authentication target; inputting a second image captured an image of a right eye or a left eye of the target; determining whether the second image is of a left eye or a right eye of the target based on information including the first image, and outputting a determination result as left/right information in association with the second image; detecting an overlap between a region including the second image and a predetermined region in the first image; calculating a verification score by comparing characteristic information that are related to the left/right information with iris characteristic information calculated from the second image, and calculating a first weighted verification score obtained by weighting the verification score with a detection result; and authenticating a target in the second image based on the first weighted verification score, and outputting an authentication result.

Abstract: An electronic component accommodation system includes a first accommodation case including electronic components accommodated therein and a first RFID tag including information relating to the electronic components inputted thereto, and a second accommodation case including a plurality of the first accommodation case accommodated therein and a second RFID tag including information relating to the electronic components inputted thereto.

Abstract: An object is to provide a new program with a higher level of satisfaction while increasing a player's freedom for provided content. An example content providing program determines whether or not information received from a user is similar to a predetermined character string corresponding to progress information and progresses the content in a case where it is determined that the information is similar to the predetermined character string.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program that, when executed, causes a server to perform functions including: converting a first text into a voice feature amount by inputting the first text into a learned conversion model, wherein the first text is in a different language from a predetermined language, the learned conversion model is pre-learned to convert a second text in the predetermined language into a voice feature amount, and synthesizing a voice from the converted voice feature amount.

Abstract: An authentication system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: track an object included in a video captured by a first capture device; detect a candidate for biometric authentication in the object being tracked; determine whether biometric authentication has been performed for the candidate based on a record of biometric authentication performed for the object being tracked; and perform the biometric authentication for the candidate based on a video of an authentication part of the candidate when the biometric authentication has not been performed for the candidate, the video of the authentication part being captured by a second capture device having a capture range including a part of a capture range of the first capture device.

Abstract: To reduce an unnatural distortion of an image that occurs in a case in which a high absorption body of X-rays is included in movement correction image reconstruction processing of a CT image. High absorption body presence or absence determination processing of determining whether or not a high absorption body of X-rays is included is added to movement correction image reconstruction processing, and processing of limiting pixel values of an image pair used for movement correction or processing of selecting an image pair used for calculating a movement vector is performed based on a result of the determination. An X-ray CT apparatus includes a high absorption body determination unit or a pixel value adjustment unit to perform these pieces of processing.

Abstract: An electrophotographic belt comprising: a substrate and an elastic layer on an outer peripheral surface of the substrate, the elastic layer comprising a cured rubber product including a cured silicone rubber product, an elastic modulus of the elastic layer at a temperature of 23° C. being 1.00 MPa or less, wherein when 1 g sample collected from the elastic layer is immersed in 50 ml of toluene at a temperature of 23° C. for 24 hours in accordance with Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) K6258:2016, an extract of 3% by mass to 20% by mass with respect to the sample is extracted, and a burning time of the elastic layer in a burn test in accordance with UL94 VTM standard is 30 seconds or less.

Abstract: A power converter includes: a multiphase inverter circuit including a plurality of switching elements; a plurality of current sensors each configured to detect a current of the inverter circuit and output a value of the current detected; a terminal voltage detector configured to detect a voltage of each terminal of a load connected to the inverter circuit and output a value of the voltage detected; a switching element drive circuit configured to control the plurality of switching elements of the inverter circuit according to a switching pattern given; a fault detector configured to detect a fault in the inverter circuit or the plurality of current sensors; and a fault identifier configured to, after the fault detector detects the fault, switch the switching pattern to be given to the switching element drive circuit according to types of faults detectable by the fault detector, and perform identification processing of identifying a type and a location of the fault in the inverter circuit or the plurality of cu

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus that supplies a processing liquid to a front surface of a substrate which is rotating, includes: a substrate holder configured to hold the substrate, wherein the substrate holder includes: a gripper configured to come into contact with a periphery of the substrate to grip the substrate; and a base to which the gripper is attached.

Abstract: The disclosure is inputting a first image obtained by capturing an object of authentication moving in a specific direction; inputting a second image at least for one eye obtained by capturing a right eye or a left eye of the object; determining whether the second image is of the left eye or the right eye of the object, based on information including the first image, and outputting a determination result associated with the second image as left/right information; comparing characteristic information relevant to the left/right information, the characteristic information being acquired from a memory that stores the characteristic information of a right eye and a left eye pertaining to object to be authenticated, with characteristic information associated with the left/right information, and calculating a verification score; and authenticating the object captured in the first image and the second image, based on the verification score, and outputting an authentication result.

Abstract: A light detector is configured such that a light receiving portion having APDs and a peripheral portion are provided on a first principal surface of a p-type semiconductor substrate, and further includes a back electrode provided on a second principal surface of the semiconductor substrate and a p-type first separation portion provided between the light receiving portion and the peripheral portion. The APD has, on a first principal surface side, an n-type region and a p-epitaxial layer contacting the n-type region in a Z-direction. The peripheral portion has an n-type MISFET provided at a p-well and an n-well provided to surround entire side and bottom portions of the p-well.

Abstract: A first-aid information provision system of the example embodiments includes: an information display device that includes first capture means for capturing an iris image, code acquisition means for acquiring a code associated with the captured iris image, and code display means for displaying the acquired code; and an information output device that includes second capture means for imaging the code displayed by the information display device, first-aid information acquisition means for acquiring first-aid information about an individual associated with the iris image by using the imaged code, and first-aid information output means for outputting the first-aid information.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor laser element, a wavelength conversion member, and a package. The wavelength conversion member includes a wavelength conversion portion and a reflective portion. The wavelength conversion portion includes a light incident surface and a light-emitting surface. The package includes a disposition region. The wavelength conversion member is disposed at a position away in a first direction from a position at which the semiconductor laser element is disposed. The light-emitting surface has a shape that, in a plan view perpendicular to the light-emitting surface, has a first region decreasing in width in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction from the side closest to the semiconductor laser element toward the first direction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first conductive layer between first and second insulating layers with an oxide semiconductor column extending in the first direction through these layers. A third insulating layer covers the column. The column has a first semiconductor portion at a first position matching the first insulating layer, a second semiconductor portion at a second position matching second insulating layer, and a third semiconductor portion at a third position matching the first conductive layer. The first semiconductor portion is continuous along a second direction between the third insulating layer, the second semiconductor portion is continuous along the second direction between the third insulating layer, but the third semiconductor portion is not continuous between the third insulating layer.

Abstract: A recording medium and server provide a game that improves the interest in and taste of a battle event and increases the interest in and real enjoyment of the entire game. The recording medium provides a game including a predetermined battle event comprising at least one battle. In a battle event of this game, game contents are displayed in a first field, and a player selects therefrom a game content to be used for a battle with an enemy character. The first field is replenished with another game content alternative to the selected game content as needed so that the player can further select an additional game content therefrom.

Abstract: A touch panel device includes a cover panel having a front surface including an operation region on which a touch operation is performed and a back surface as a surface on a side opposite to the front surface, a first adhesive material provided on the back surface, a touch panel unit that includes a base substrate and a plurality of touch sensor electrodes provided on a region of the base substrate corresponding to the operation region and is arranged to face the back surface via the first adhesive material, a first displacement detection electrode provided on a part of the back surface outside a region of the back surface corresponding to the operation region, and a second displacement detection electrode provided on a part of the base substrate outside the region of the base substrate corresponding to the operation region to face the first displacement detection electrode.

Abstract: There is provided an exhaust gas purifying catalyst including a substrate and catalyst portions. The substrate includes an inflow-side cells, outflow-side cells, and porous partition walls, each partition wall separating the inflow-side cell from the outflow-side cell. The catalyst portion includes: (group A) first catalyst portions, each first catalyst portion being provided on a surface of the partition wall that faces the inflow-side cell on an upstream side in an exhaust gas flow direction; and (group B) second catalyst portions being provided on a surface of the partition wall that faces the outflow-side cell on a downstream side in the exhaust gas flow direction. Each catalyst portion of one of group A and group B includes at least one oxidizing catalyst layer and at least one reducing catalyst layer, and each catalyst portion of the other of group A and group B includes at least one oxidizing catalyst layer and/or at least one reducing catalyst layer.

Abstract: In a cushion mechanism of a gas cylinder, when the pressure of a gas in a first pressure chamber is less than or equal to a prescribed pressure, a valve body cuts off communication between the upstream side and downstream side of a discharge flow passage by mean of the biasing force of a spring member. In addition, when the pressure of the gas exceeds the prescribed pressure, the valve body is displaced to the downstream side of the discharge flow passage against the biasing force, thereby enabling communication between the upstream side and the downstream side of the discharge flow passage.

Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for a group-III nitride crystal, the manufacturing apparatus includes: a raw material chamber that produces therein a group-III element oxide gas; and a nurturing chamber in which a group-III element oxide gas supplied from the raw material chamber and a nitrogen element-containing gas react therein to produce a group-III nitride crystal on a seed substrate, wherein an angle that is formed by a direction along a shortest distance between a forward end of a group-III element oxide gas supply inlet to supply the group-III element oxide gas into the nurturing chamber and an outer circumference of the seed substrate placed in the nurturing chamber, and a surface of the seed substrate is denoted by “?”, wherein a diameter of the group-Ill element oxide gas supply inlet is denoted by “S”, wherein a distance between a surface, on which the seed substrate is placed, of a substrate susceptor that holds the seed substrate and a forward end of a first carrier gas supply inlet to supply a first

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a kit and an integration vector for preparing an adeno-associated virus-producing cell capable of controlled manufacture of an adeno-associated virus, and to provide an adeno-associated virus-producing cell capable of controlled manufacture of an adeno-associated virus, a manufacturing method of the same, and a manufacturing method of the adeno-associated virus. According to the present invention, a kit including a first vector containing one or more virus helper genes, in which at least one of the virus helper genes is under a control of a promoter capable of regulating expression, and a second vector containing one or more adeno-associated virus genes, in which at least one of the adeno-associated virus genes is not under a control of a promoter regulating expression is provided.